It doesn't happen that easily, but if it does, you are one of the luckiest members of the PC Master Race.
Redditor Orders Ryzen 7 7800X3D for an Upgrade, Retailer Sends Him Ryzen 7 9800X3D Instead
It has been a while since we have published surprising hardware stories, but since these are occasional, we don't get to hear about them much. Many reports we published previously show how some users get extremely lucky in securing a free piece of hardware or a much better one than they ordered. This is exactly what happened to u/jackinets, who was confused between the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 7 9800X3D for the upgrade.
Obviously, since the 9800X3D is more expensive, u/jackinets' budget didn't allow him to place an order for the latest and one of the fastest gaming processors on the planet. The reason for the upgrade was quite simple: the Redditor got his motherboard pins damaged while installing a CPU cooler. The Redditor originally had the Ryzen 5 7600, which didn't get any damage in the process.
Since he had to buy a new motherboard, he decided to upgrade his processor as well, and there could have been nothing better than the two options he mentioned. After placing an order for the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D at his local store, he was surprised to find that although the bill mentioned Ryzen 7 7800X3D, it was the Ryzen 7 9800X3D instead.
Ryzen 7 9800X3D is noticeably superior in gaming and productivity compared to 7800X3D, thanks to the latest Zen 5 architecture and a redesigned chip that can overclock much more easily. Looks like the CPUs were mixed up at the warehouse, but the user hasn't set up his rig yet. It's possible that it could be a fake Ryzen 7 9800X3D, but if it's genuine, he just got incredibly lucky as he ended up with a much faster CPU.
News Source: Reddit
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